The Cross
By Steve Beard - I was in elementary school when I first grasped that the death of Jesus was a big deal. On Good Friday, my mom and dad signed me out of class in time for the noon church service. It was somber and stiff and formal – but I was out of school for the...
Thinking Through a Split
By Thomas Lambrecht - The recently announced separation plan called the “Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace Through Separation” has aroused many reactions in and beyond the church. Some are satisfied and even hopeful that the long-running conflict in our church can...
Archive: What Francis Asbury Believed
Archive: What Francis Asbury Believed Setting a decisive pattern for the church he launched, the first American bishop apparently took little time to write about the essentials of faith. Instead, he busily put Scriptural Christianity into action. by Robert D. Wood On...
Is there reality in our worship?
Is there reality in our worship By John R. W. Stott November/December 1979 The Christian Church is fundamentally a worshiping community. According to I Peter 2:5,9 it is a holy priesthood, a royal priesthood whose function is to offer to God the spiritual sacrifices...
Francis Asbury: Super Circuit Rider II
Francis Asbury: Super Circuit Rider II Charles Ludwig (1918-2002) November/December 1979 Good News “America! You go to America and, and leave Elizabeth and me alone?” exclaimed Joseph Asbury, straining across the butterfly table. “You can’t do that. ... Mother and I...
Is there reality in our worship
Is there reality in our worship By John R. W. Stott Good News November/December 1979 The Christian Church is fundamentally a worshiping community. According to I Peter 2:5,9 it is a holy priesthood, a royal priesthood whose function is to offer to God the...
Archive: Vigorous, Bold, and Creative
Archive: Vigorous, Bold, and Creative By Charles W. Keysor, Editor, Good News Magazine It is late in the day, someone said, when small men cast long shadows. Today the world scene has few leaders who exhibit towering stature, grand vision, and the charisma needed to...
Archive: Going Once…Going Twice
Archive: Going Once…Going Twice What happened when God called a fourth generation Methodist preacher and his wife to missionary service in Korea. by Carroll Ferguson Hunt, Seoul, Korea The plane trundled up through Tokyo's gray smog and turned west toward Seoul. When...
